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An Israeli soldier uses an unmanned surveillance drone to monitor Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron. HAZEM BADER / AFP

Israel’s use of AI in its war on Gaza is part of a global trend

AI technology has had a huge impact on warfare in recent years, yet the systems are fallible, and concerns are growing, not least in terms of ethics and legality

Mohammed Mansour 29 May 2025
In this file image, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and French President Emmanuel Macron (L) arrive to hold a joint press conference in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023. CHRISTOPHE ENA / AFP

Triple trouble for Israel as its furious allies bail 

Netanyahu has a lethal addiction to crises 

The Economist 28 May 2025
Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Taha

Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha: Pulitzer Prize is a recognition of our story

The US-based writer does not hold back in what he pens for American readers, nor is he censored. There is just one word that he is forbidden from using.

Houssam Marouf 26 May 2025

Israel rains bombs and starvation on Gaza

Fares Garabet 26 May 2025
Lina Jaradat

The long-term challenges of reconstruction in the Middle East

Reconstruction projects will not be able to rely solely on direct grants and loans. Recovering economies will have to create conditions to attract regional and international investment as well.

Paul Salem 25 May 2025
An Iranian couple walk past mural paintings depicting scenes from the torture of Iraqi prisoners by US soldiers at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, on a major highway in the Iranian capital Tehran on June 1, 2004. AFP

From Abu Ghraib to Sde Teiman: rogue acts or systemic policy?

Can torture in US and Israeli-run prisons be chalked up to a few 'bad apples', as some officials claim? Studies have shown some instances of abuse were not only tolerated but tacitly endorsed.

Nour Bader 22 May 2025
Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House AFP

Trump wants “wins" that Netanyahu refuses to deliver

Given Trump's agnostic approach to foreign policy and desire to seal deals, the Israeli premier may have to show more flexibility on key regional issues

Michael Horowitz 20 May 2025
Palestinian children receive malnourishment treatment at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on May 30, 2024. Bashar TALEB / AFP

Israel under mounting international pressure to let aid into Gaza

The UK, France and Canada issue their toughest warning yet to Israel, with the UK suspending trade talks. Meanwhile, the UN warns 14,000 babies could die if aid is not let in.

Salem Al Rayyes 20 May 2025

Israel's war on Gaza: endless strikes and death

Fares Garabet 19 May 2025
Rahaf Ayyad, a 12-year-old Palestinian who is suffering from malnutrition due to an Israeli-imposed starvation campaign, sits at a school-turned-shelter in al-Rimal in central Gaza City on May 4, 2025. Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP

Sunken faces: kids in Gaza waste away as Israel blocks aid

As experts warn of a looming famine due to Israel's blocking of all aid for over ten weeks, Al Majalla speaks to affected families on the ground whose children have become skin and bones

Salem Al Rayyes 15 May 2025
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09 June 2026

Netanyahu continues to defy calls from Washington to pump the brakes on Israel's offensive in Lebanon, something Iran has linked to a future peace deal

John Haltiwanger
Pete Reynolds
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Has FIFA oversold the World Cup's economic promise? 

04 June 2026

Days before kick-off, ambitious economic projections for the FIFA 2026 World Cup are colliding with weaker-than-expected demand in the hospitality sector

Abdulfattah Khattab
Axel Rangel Garcia
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Why is Iran targeting Kuwait and Bahrain?

10 June 2026

While it could be tied to military calculations related to the current US-Iran war, it also reflects a deeper struggle between two opposing regional visions

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Al Majalla’s Film Watch: football on the big screen

11 June 2026

We highlight some of the most notable movies on the world's most coveted sport

Wael Said
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands during a rare visit by the Chinese president to North Korea on 8 June, 2026. AFP
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China looks to boost North Korea ties with an eye on Russia

10 June 2026

China understands that North Korea is no longer the besieged ally with no gateway other than Beijing, and that leaving the field entirely open to Russia carries a mounting strategic cost

Charbel Barakat

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